Rocky Planets May Have Formed from Tiny Particle Clusters

Thursday, April 30, 2015 - 17:30 in Astronomy & Space

Clumps of small, glassy particles may be responsible for the formation of giant asteroids and the planetary 'embryos' that collided to form rocky planets like Earth, a new study suggests.

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